Toronto 
Events Description
A showcase of the MUSIC & DANCE Short Films from around the world today.
LINEUP OF FILMS:
FIRST ACT PROGRAM – MUSIC
R.A.W. TUBA, 28min., USA, Music Documentary
Directed by Darren Durlach
This film is about a Baltimore child who experienced intermittent homelessness but went on to become a world-class symphony musician and professor. As a child, Richard Antoine White (R.A.W.) slept wherever he could, sometimes in abandoned rowhomes where he was chewed on by rats during his sleep. Now in his 40s, he still has the scars across his abdomen. But despite enormous challenges, he went on to become the first African American in the world to receive a Doctorate in Music for Tuba Performance (D.M. not to be confused with the less rare D.M.A.), and not just from anywhere, from one of the most prestigious music programs in the US.
OPEN THE WINDOW, 3min., Italy, Music Video
Directed by Christian Frosio, Michele Bernardi
The room of a hospital, two women waiting. The invitation to the soul to let go, the invitation to react for who remains.
CEMETERY SONG, 4min., USA, Music Video/Animation
Directed by Michelle PrebichAn animated reflection on mortality, “CEMETERY SONG” explores a day in the life of inhabitants of a cemetery as they explore the power of memories, existential dread and finally a peaceful acceptance.
THE BLESSING AND THE CURSE, 5min., Music Documentary
Directed by David Kennedy
The Blessing and the Curse is the surprising and inspiring story of folk, Americana, and rockabilly musician Lance Canales, who rose from humble California Central Valley farmworker beginnings to prominence in the international music scene.
SECOND ACT PROGRAM – DANCE
DANCE WITH A DEMON, 13min., Canada, Dance
Directed by Mitch Bax
A Mother’s struggle with a debilitating disease, is brought to life inside the imagination of a young girl in the form of a haunting fantasy world of dance.
TAKAKO VS NINE LIVES, 9min., USA, Dance
Directed by Lauren Wolkstein
Takako Vs. Nine Lives is screen dance that uses a hybrid dance language and multiple camera perspectives to create parodic feminist interpretation of a three act balletic pas de deux/ three round wrestling match. The choreography, performed to an original score, draws upon vocabulary and aesthetic imagery from professional wrestling, classical ballet, comic books and Japanese manga.
FEEL REBORN HERE, 2min., France, Dance
Directed by Pierre-Marie CHARBONNIER & Simon PIERRAT
Imagine a place where landscapes and feelings make you want to discover yourself, explore your surroundings, a place where you wish to reveal your inner self, leave the world behind and where you could live according to your true nature . With their energy and their grace, dancers express this urge to imagine a different way to see the world.
MONK, 15min., Shanghai, Dance
Directed by Aly Rose
A son is brought to a monastery by his parents and left there. He struggles to become a monk and on his journey inward finds protection and solace in three female immortals. This dance for camera is depicted through five sections: root, heart, will, mind and body.
Who is it for?
All ages
HOW MUCH
Tickets : Free
How to get tickets?
Phone: 4165689046
Email: festival@experimentalfilmfestival.com
WHEN & WHERE
Date: Thursday December 12, 2019 to Thursday December 12, 2019
Thursday Dec.12th 7pm
2 hours
Venue & Address
Carlton Cinemas, 20 Carlton Street
Wheelchair accessible
Free Parking
Street Parking
